The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 31, Ed. 1, Friday, December 11, 1992 Page: 1 of 10
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Volume 81 Number 31
Abilene Christian University
Friday Dec. 11 1992
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Students
Shorln Stephens
Copy Editor
lght ACU students and two faculty
members will spend the spring semester
studying at Oxford University in England
through a program sponsored by Campuses
Abroad.
Campuses Abroad annually sponsors two
Oxford trips durinc the summer months.
I This will be the first spring semester trip
I "lasting from Jon. 9 to the end of April said
ur icrry rviicinc university protcssor and
director of Campuses Abroad.
"The program will give the students a
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Dr. Everett Ferguson graduate professor
of Bible and his wife also will participate
in the study trip.
holidays require
security cleaning
preparations
Aldo Chavez
Studont Reporter
Students arc locking up possessions tak-
ing care of any business with ACU and
clcaninc their messv rooms anartments or
Jhouscs in preparation for the Christmas
I holidavs.
For some students cleaning is the most
difficult part. "I don't like to do it but I
know I'm going to have to before I leave"
said Eric Stevens junior international busi-
ness major from Houston.
' 1 ' Gcaning before leaving is not so bad if
you have kept up with it during the
semester Stevens said.
Trent Mueller graphic design major
from Coos Day Ore. said "Most students
wait to clean because there arc always
jhings going on during the school year and
penning is not the funnest thing to do."
Not all students have cleaning on their
minds. Roger Mann sophomore accounting
major from Brownsville said on oil change
and a general car check is something that
must be done before school ends.
1 Other students may need to complete
paperwork with the university before the
spring semester starts.
Robhson Gorcna freshman nursing
major from Brownsville said he still need-
ed to register for classes and Darren Hugh-
es freshman biology major from Portland
Ore. said he will check to make sure he
rus the classes he wants for next semester.
Because theft and burglary are possible
during long breaks students arc practicing
some smart techniques to protect their valu-
ables before leaving for home.
Stephen Dodd freshman biology major
from Portland Ore said "I heard from
voider students that people's rooms have
been broken into during Christmas break."
Mickic Burcham Mabcc dorm director
said students should not worry about their
possessions because most of the dorm
directors stay in the dorms during the holi-
days and will check halls periodically dur
ing tnc break.
"Security is a major concern for all dorm
directors and we will do everything we can
to prevent any problems" Burcham said.
Ewcll Prnthcr director of ACU security
said "The campus security will not change
s program. Wc will have two police
patrols around the campus at all times."
The dorm directors the Abilene Police
Department and the campus security will
work together to ensure the safety of the
dorms Prather said.
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Students participating next semester arc
Betsy Cordy Susan Hcrr Kelly Flanagan
David Parsons Terry Thomas Julie Trc-
vathan Rcbckah Snyder and Crysta McCar-
ty. Four students from Oklahoma Christian
University of Sciences and Arts also will
participate.
Micthc said the trip coordinates with
ACU's mission statement by training stu-
dents in world missions. "It gives them
world view exposure" he said.
Students may take up tol6 hours of credit
through the semester and course choices
are arranged through Campuses Abroad to
coordinate with each person's degree plan.
Micthc will supervise the group and will
teach two classes at the university: History
and Philosophy of Sciences and Christian
World View. Ferguson also will teach two
classes: Church History and Doctrine of the
Church of Christ.
Aside from classes seminars and lec-
tures participants will have the chance to
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Summer job becomes business for
By John Welch
Student Reporter
A summer job was all they were seeking.
But an ACU student and his wife found
themselves operating a small recycling
business from their family van instead.
Eric Tcpner junior special education
major from Chicago and Laura Tepner
1992 graduate of speech pathology from
Argentina founded Happy Planet Recy-
cling at the beginning of the semester on a
shoestring budget and ideological convic-
tions. "Our motivations changed once wc began
to recycle Abilenc's trash" Eric Tepner
said.
"We didn't make much money from it so
wc decided to base the whole operation on
principle" he said.
"We're donating most of the money we
make to the Abilene branch of Habitat for
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tour England. Even more exposure to
English culture will occur as they stay with
their British family hosts.
The Oxford study which Micthc said is
beneficial to the students in various ways is.
the joint effort of Campuses Abroad;
Emmanuel College Oxford; and the Oxford
Church of Christ.
"Oxford University is one of the most
prestigious universities in the world if not
the most prestigious one at which to study
in the English-speaking world" Micthc
said. "This is an experience that helps them
mature in different ways than if they arc
studying in the United States."
Micthc also said the study "is an opportu-
nity for the students to experience a world-
class university and a different culture."
According to an article in the Chronicle
of Higher Education discussing study pro-
grams these opportunities help students
become "more mature more tolerant and at
the same time more discriminant."
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materials such as bubble gum and frosted Mini Wheats is on display in the
Hall baker in the Bean. Hall spent about 10 hours constructing it.
Humanity. They really need the help around
here" he said.
The Tepncrs have been distributing fliers
to neighborhoods surrounding the Hill
offering curb-side pickup of recyclable
glass newspaper and aluminum.
"All they have to do is call us at home
and we'll pick up the recyclablcs over the
weekend" Tcpner said.
"Money collected from the recyclers will
pay for our gas put a few dollars in our
pockets and the rest is donated to Habitat"
lie added.
Other students have joined the recycling
effort as well.
Laura Mark senior English major from
Lufkin and her fiance" Shon Prunty senior
Bible major from Dallas have become part-
ners in the effort.
"We divide the responsibilities" Tcpner
said. "Going to school and working other
odd jobs place limits on the actual amount
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The total $6950 cost for the study is cov-
ered by the student which includes airfare
university fees tuition and room and
board. Excluding airfare the cost is rela-
tively equal to a semester at ACU Micthc
said.
Student requirements for the trip were not
extensive he said noting the minimum
gradc-point-avcragc requirement of 2.5. He
said they look for students who can benefit
from the program and who are willing to be
challenged spiritually and academically.
"Students of all majors and all schools of
the university" may participate he said.
Applicants were required to fill out an
application write a short essay and submit
two letters of recommendation. They were
then screened by the Campuses Abroad
board.
Micthc said the study trips are highly
desired among students but usually no
more than 50 students may participate in
each trip.
ACU couple
of time wc can spend doing this."
Happy Planet Recycling makes use of
various sights established around the Abi-
lene area as recycling centers. These centers
sometimes arc temporary and often arc
located at elementary schools but others
are permanent.
Happy Planet also is seeking cooperation
from the ACU Students' Association.
"SA has established a recycling commit-
tee" Tcpner said.
"Wc would like to sec a real commitment
from the university in placing recycle bins
all over campus" he said. "We don't want a
half effort. I think ACU students arc ready
to actively recycle. We need to provide
them with a way to do it."
Area residents interested in joining
Happy Planet Recycling or in having their
recyclable trash picked up arc welcome and
needed Tepner said. For more information
673-6871 may be called.
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Need calculations
part of changes
in financial aid
'Tis the season not only for fun family
I and food but also financial aid forms
and students applying for financial aid face
changes in how that aid is granted.
Overall changes brought about by the
Higher Education Amendments of 1992
signed into law this summer will mean a
different method of calculating student
need more money available in the form of
loans and a new definition of who may be
considered an independent student said
Don Hilton director of student financial
services.
Several changes have been put into effect
regarding the calculation of student need
for the 1993-94 year.
No minimum student contribution or
consideration of home equity will be con-
sidered veteran's benefits will be treated as
resources according to information from
Hilton.
"So far it is making it easier to qualify
particularly it's going to make it easier on
middle-income families" Hilton said.
He said that when the Higher Education
Act was amended in 1986 many middle-
income benefits were changed to need-
based financial aid.
Now he said Congress has brought the
help back for students of middle-income
families.
"That's what the whole scope of their
purpose was to work toward benefiting
the middle-income families" he said.
The loan program also has seen some
changes including the addition of the Fed-
eral Unsubsidizcd Stafford Loan which
students may qualify for beginning next
semester Hilton said. The caps on the
interest rates of the remaining loans the
Federal Stafford Federal SLS and Federal
Plus have been reduced by at least one
or two percent.
"The loan programs are going to make
more money available to students" he said.'
The other major area of change is in the
stricter definition of independent students.
To be considered independent the stu-
dents must have turned 24 by Dec. 31 the
year the aid is granted. Students under 24
can be considered independent if they have
legal dependents or are veterans wards of
the court orphans or professional married
or graduate students not claimed by their
parents for the first calendar year of the
award year according to information from
Hilton.
Student makes
'em laugh puts
$500 in pocket
By Kathy Colvett
Student Reporter
Laughter can be more than just the best
medicine. It can be money in the bank.
Mark "T-Ray" Thompson junior broad-
cast production major from Laguna Beach
Calif. received a $500 scholarship for win-
ning a stand-up comedy competition Nov.
28 at the Laff Station in Houston.
Thompson said his mother received a call
about the amateur comics' competition
from a friend who suggested he try it. His
mother told him about it and he decided to
compete. He was judged along with 24
other amateur comics.
"Mom thought I was crazy" Thompson
said.
Thompson did not arrive at the Laff Sta-
tion totally unprepared but he had difficul-
ties getting started.
"I could not talk" Thompson said. "I
kept thinking 'I'm making a complete idiot
of myself. What am I doing?'"
Then a member of the audience yelled at
Thompson from the back of the room and
Thompson responded.
That helped him relax enough to begin
the performance. His routine primarily con-
sisted of telling stories about people he
said. "People are just funny in general."
Thompson said he is proud that he could
entertain the people at the Laff Station but
still keep his material's content clean.
He has not decided if he will perform a
stand-up routine again if given the opportu-
nity but he said he would think about it.
"I didn't really go there to win just to
see if I could do it" Thompson said.
Because he has theater experience he
knows performing from a script is different
than saying whatever comes to mind.
Spontaneity also can be seen in Thomp-
son's actions; he decided to transfer to
ACU from Texas A&M only two days
before Welcome Week started.
"I'm a pretty big daredevil about stuff"
Thompson said.
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